I sat on a handwoven blanket beside a warm crackling fire in the Wadi Rum desert. Every star in the galaxy was shining brighter than imaginable, lighting up the cold desert around me. I watched as my new Bedouin friend gently added a teapot to the fire, filled with his homemade sage and rosemary tea.…

From the moment I landed in Bermuda an overwhelming sensation of pure happiness fell upon me. I hopped in a taxi and watched as sherbet colored houses situated by the brightest blue water whisked by my window. The sweet scent of freshly bloomed jasmine and oleander tickled my nose and soothed my soul. I pulled…